WEST VIRGINIA LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
(In Thousands - Not Seasonally Adjusted)
October 2009
					Prelim. Oct 2009	Rev. Sept 2009	Rev. Oct 2008	Change From:
								Sept  2009	Oct 2008
Civilian Labor Force					789.5	791.4	802.2	-1.9	-12.7
	Total Employment				728.6	727.7	772.3	0.9	-43.7
	Total Unemployment				60.9	63.6	30.0	-2.7	30.9
		Unemployment Rate			7.7	8.0	3.7	xx	xx
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL					747.4	742.9	769.7	4.5	-22.3
PRIVATE SECTOR					596.6	596.7	620.1	-0.1	-23.5
GOODS-PRODUCING					114.3	114.2	128.7	0.1	-14.4
	Mining and Logging				27.2	27.8	32.0	-0.6	-4.8
	Construction				37.4	36.6	40.9	0.8	-3.5
	Manufacturing				49.7	49.8	55.8	-0.1	-6.1
		Durable Goods			30.3	30.6	34.7	-0.3	-4.4
		Nondurable Goods			19.4	19.2	21.1	0.2	-1.7
SERVICE-PROVIDING					633.1	628.7	641.0	4.4	-7.9
Private Service-Providing					482.3	482.5	491.4	-0.2	-9.1
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				134.9	134.9	142.3	0.0	-7.4
		Wholesale Trade			23.6	23.5	24.8	0.1	-1.2
		Retail Trade			85.2	85.1	89.9	0.1	-4.7
		Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities			26.1	26.3	27.6	-0.2	-1.5
	Information				10.4	10.5	11.0	-0.1	-0.6
	Financial Activities				28.6	28.5	29.7	0.1	-1.1
		Finance and Insurance			21.4	21.2	22.1	0.2	-0.7
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			7.2	7.3	7.6	-0.1	-0.4
	Professional and Business Services				61.3	60.6	60.6	0.7	0.7
		Professional, Scientific and Technical Service			24.8	24.3	24.5	0.5	0.3
			Management of Companies and Enterprises		5.1	5.1	5.0	0.0	0.1
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation			31.4	31.2	31.1	0.2	0.3
	Educational and Health Services				120.5	119.5	118.9	1.0	1.6
		Educational Services			10.2	9.8	11.3	0.4	-1.1
		Health Care and Social Assistance			110.3	109.7	107.6	0.6	2.7
	Leisure and Hospitality				71.2	72.9	73.1	-1.7	-1.9
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			8.7	9.6	9.4	-0.9	-0.7
		Accommodation and Food Service			62.5	63.3	63.7	-0.8	-1.2
	Other Services				55.4	55.6	55.8	-0.2	-0.4
	Government				150.8	146.2	149.6	4.6	1.2
		Federal Government			24.1	23.5	23.3	0.6	0.8
		State Government			48.7	45.6	48.4	3.1	0.3
		Local Government			78.0	77.1	77.9	0.9	0.1
Labor-Management Dispute Status					0.0	0.0	0.0	xx	xx
Monthly estimates are preliminary and subject to revision.  Benchmark March 2008